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Los Angeles Rams RB Benny Cunningham (back) is listed as doubtful for Week 14. CB E.J. Gaines (thigh) and DE Robert Quinn (concussion) are listed as questionable. Cunningham and Gaines did not participate in practice Friday, Dec. 9. Quinn fully participated in practice. OT Rodger Saffold (hand) fully participated in practice and is not on the injury report.

The Oakland Raiders would love to see OL Menelik Watson win a starting job and be healthy enough to keep it after their run-in with a failed physical by OL Rodger Saffold. However, if Auburn's Greg Robinson is still available when Oakland is on the clock with the fifth-overall pick in this year's draft, he would be very difficult to pass up.

St. Louis Rams OG Rodger Saffold said his shoulder is fine and that he was able to bench press 400 pounds a few weeks ago. He said the Oakland Raiders doctor told him he was fine after taking his physical but someone in the Raiders organization decided to void the deal.

St. Louis Rams OT Rodger Saffold reportedly needs surgery on a torn labrum in his shoulder, according to the Oakland Raiders' medical staff, which is why the team had cold feet over signing him. They did not encounter a case of buyer's remorse over the size of his contract.

According to a team source, Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis pulled the plug on the OT Rodger Saffold (shoulder) deal. Surgery would have meant Saffold could have been ready for training camp, but Davis said no to the deal.